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Monday, February 12, 2018

DC's Legends of Tomorrow return from its hitatus, benching Supergirl until the spring, and this was a fine episode with John Constantine playing a big part while shagging Sara Lance... which I'm sure went over well with the LGBTQ community who said that Sara was just into chicks, forgetting she did date Oliver Queen! Leo Snart had some great moments but I'm surprised he was removed so quickly from the show... but the real show sealer was Mick who just wanted to watch some Football!

Over on my twitch channel, another level of Final Exam was knocked out, meaning I have two more stages to complete. If all goes right I should finish the game on the 26th. I also debuted Hand of the Gods, the Yu-Gi-Oh styled spinoff of Smite... and properly got my ass kicked before I clicked something causing the game to lockup... and then wrapped things up with Gold With Your Friends, and had a great game on the Forrest Map with a 53.... 3 over Par....hole 17 is such a pain in the ass.

And I did get some tunes played during tonight's broadcast so here's the playlist

On this week’s
Tales From The TARDIS segment, I am going over part three of Doctor
Who: The War Machines, which first aired July 9, 1966 with a
viewership total of 5.3 Million viewers, which is up from the 4.7
Million of Part 2.

The episode opens
with Ben managing to avoid the War Machine which sets off an alarm,
but he does come across Polly, unfortunately for him, she has been
hypnotized by WOTAN and thus, she ends up capturing Ben, Ben is told
by Major Green (one of Professor Brett’s associations) that the
mechanized evolution is coming and that he is to be destroyed, which
is stopped by Polly with orders that WOTAN needs more laborers and
that as long as Ben is useful, he will be kept alive. The reason for
this is that the WOTAN’s current work force is growing tired, after
all, they are only human… but WOTAN’s plans are time sensitive.
Ben tries to get through the Polly, but ends up escaping on his own
when he notices a guard has gone… but Polly, despite being under
WOTAN’s control, she doesn’t sound off the alarm, indicating that
Ben did reach some part of her. Ben heads right o to the Doctor and
informs him of Polly’s condition, the War Machines and that they
are being built around London, leading the Doctor to realize
something is big is going on.

Back at the
warehouse Polly is confronted by Major Green about Ben’s location,
and she can’t explain as to why she didn’t raise the alarm and
becomes confused, end ends up remembering her association with Ben as
WOTAN’s control over her falters and she is sent back to WOTAN to
be punished. The ministry of defense has sent soldiers to the
warehouse where they encounter the War Machine and WOTON’s minions
who attack them, defeating the soldiers with ease as the War Machine
neutralizes their guns and grenades…. Exactly how is a mystery, but
this carnage leads to the climax of the episodes of the Doctor
standing in front of the War Machine

This episode really
is just bridge to the final chapter, but it does have some
interesting bits with Polly seemingly breaking away from WOTAN’s
control giving a clear indication that she does have a strong mind,
however just how cold and evil she comes across in her interactions
with Ben is just awesome. There is a great bit of B-Movie cheese
where with a close up on her face with dramtic music when she tells
Ben the War Machine’s goals that just awesome.

I also want to talk
about Sir Charles, the public official that the Doctor has spent most
of this story with, and it’s amazing at just how well he comes
across. He doesn’t quite believe Ben’s story about the War
Machines when he comes to the Doctor, but Sir Charles isn’t one to
just let a warning slide, contacting the Minister of Defense who
mobilizes the army. It is a shame that modern Doctor Who has never
handled public officials well, as if this story was done here in
2018, I’d bet Sir Charles would somehow be some allegory for Donald
Trump… hell it happened on Sherlock.

The climax of the
episode with the Doctor approaching the War Machine as the army is
running away in and of itself is a bad ass moment, showing the Doctor
has no apparent fear in the face of danger. It really is credit to
William Hartnell’s stage presence… at least in my opinion

Sometimes one has to take advantage of Amazon Prime's free two-day delivery, primarily when there is a version of something that is becoming increasingly hard to find... which brings me to the latest addition to my comic book collection: the hardcover edition of 'Justice Society of America: A Celebration of 75 Years'. Instead of one big story that crosses the decades, this is actually a collection of JSA stories that was published over the years, which includes issues 10 of the 1991/92 series that is my all time favorite comic book series. JSA/75 really is a great example of how artwork and storytelling has evolved from 1941 to 2012m from the simple hand drawn methods to the more 'painted style and everything in between, Some of the more recent stories seem really intriguing so I might start tracking down the proper trade-paperbacks to see everything in proper context.

Over on my twitch channel, kept it pretty easy tonight with Smite. Yeah after a long night on Pandora with Borderlands 2 on Friday and playing Disney's Chicken Little for 6 hours last night, I just stuck with Smite for an extended period tonight because...I wanted to take it 'easy'. Not to mention the long queue times met I could play a lot of music as detailed below with the Playlist of tunes played during the broadcast... and of course some highlights here and there.

Also during tonight's broadcast, had some special guests with CrazyKiller1320, Cammi_316 and CmdrDean from Dare to Stream team up with me for some kick ass action and turning what would've been a fairly short broadcast into something epic!

And here is tonight's playlist

Bon Jovi - Have A Nice Day (Album Version) (03:48)

Bill Haley - (We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock (02:10)

Joe Turner & His Blues Kings - Shake, Rattle & Roll (02:59)

Jerry Lee Lewis - Great Balls of Fire (01:51)

Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode (02:40)

The Big Bopper - Chantilly Lace (02:21)

The Champs - Tequila (02:11)

The Originals - The Bells (03:07)

Honey Cone - Girls It Ain't Easy [*] (03:13)

The Moments - Love on a Two-Way Street (03:30)

The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child (03:17)

Pacific Gas & Electric - Are You Ready? (05:51)

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive (04:44)

Walter Murphy - A Fifth Of Beethoven (03:02)

KC And The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes (02:16)

The Trammps - Disco Inferno (10:50)

Booker T. & the MG's - Mrs. Robinson (03:40)

William Bell - Happy (02:34)

Jeanne & the Darlings - It's Time to Pay for the Fun (We've Had) (02:35)